While the pace at which the underground Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro-III will be implemented is being discussed in various forums, a press release issued by Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) states that 83% of the total land required for the construction of the project is in their possession.

“To ensure unhindered and uninterrupted work to implement the 33.5-km long Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 corridor, we already have in our possession 83% of the total land required for the construction of the project. We are very close to acquiring the balance land”, Ashwini Bhide, Managing Director, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC).